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'PCgaurd ' is a combined Firewall, Anti-virus, Anti-spyware application provided by my ISP.When I click on the link 'Visit the Spyware Centre', I'm taken to their website but informed that no information is availablefor 'SearchNet'.I've ran my own Anti-Spyware program and all the programs you reccomend - It's still there.

Also - The 'Window' does not open up immediatley on startup, there is a delay of maybe 2 to 3 minutes,but it always appears. It's as though my anti-virus / anti-spyware spots it, but can't do anything about it!

Please download ATF Cleaner by Atribune.Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.Under Main choose: Select AllClick the Empty Selected button.If you use Firefox browserClick Firefox at the top and choose: Select AllClick the Empty Selected button.NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No at the prompt.If you use Opera browserClick Opera at the top and choose: Select AllClick the Empty Selected button.NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No at the prompt.Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.For Technical Support, double-click the e-mail address located at the bottom of each menu.

Please print these instructions or copy them to Notepad (or another word processor), and save it for easier reference. This is because we will be in Safe Mode during the fix and you won’t be able to access the Internet to view these instructions.

This is a 30-day trial of the program -- This means that after 30 days the "background guard" protection will be de-activated. However, this version can continue to be manually updated and used as an on-demand scanner forever.

Once you have downloaded AVG Anti-Spyware, locate the icon on the desktop and double-click it to launch the setup program.

Once the setup is complete you will need to run AVG Anti-Spyware and update the definition files.

On the top of the main screen select the "Update" icon, then under the "Manual update" section click the "Start update" button.

The update will start and a progress bar will show the updates being installed.

Once the update has completed (the progress bar will display "Update successful!") select the "Scanner" icon at the top of the screen, then select the "Settings" tab.

After hearing your computer beep once during startup, but just before the Windows icon appears, begin tapping the F8 key on your keyboard. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, reboot the computer and try again.

Instead of Windows loading as normal, a menu should appear.

Using the arrow keys on the keyboard, scroll to and select the "Safe Mode" menu item, and then press "Enter".

Then please run a scan with AVG Anti-Spyware:

IMPORTANT: Do NOT open any other windows or programs while AVG Anti-Spyware is scanning, it may interfere with the scanning process.

Launch AVG Anti-Spyware by double-clicking the icon on your desktop.

Select the "Scanner" icon at the top and then the "Scan" tab. Click on "Complete System Scan".

AVG Anti-Spyware will now begin the scanning process, be patient this may take a little time.

Once the scan is complete do the following:

If you have any infections you will prompted, then select the "Apply all actions" button, AVG Anti-Spyware will then display "All actions have been applied" on the right hand side.

Next select the "Save Report" button at the bottom.

Then select the "Save report as" button in the lower left hand corner of the screen and save it as a text file on your system (make sure to remember where you saved that file, this is important!).

Close AVG Anti-Spyware and reboot your system normally into Windows. Please post the contents of the AVG Anti-Spyware report in your next reply, along with a new HijackThis log.

How is it running now please?

Thanks,tea

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